Haveri is a town in the state of Karnataka and headquarters for administration of Haveri District. Haveri name is derived from the Kannada words havu and keri, which means place of snakes. Haveri is well known for its cardamom garlands. It is known that Haveri had close to 1000 maths in ancient days. One of the well known maths is Hukkeri Math. Haveri is also very well known for Byadagi red chillies, which are popular all over India. There is a place called Kaginele, which is 15 kilometers away, is the birthplace of the poet Kanakadasa. A journey to Haveri will take around 7 hours from capital, Bangalore via train, it is about 340 km from Bangalore.
Haveri History
Haveri district has pre-historic period with evidences available on survival of pre-historic civilizations on the Tungabhadra and Varada river basins. Stone carvings portray Stone Age civilizations being found in many areas of the district. Close to about 1300 stone writings of diverse rulers like Chalukyas, Rastrakutas can be seen in the district although none of the major kingdoms of Karnataka had their headquarters in Haveri.
Haveri Tourism
Tourist places in Haveri
Siddhesvara Temple Haveri
Goddess Dyamavva Temple- Havanur
Hukkeri Math Haveri
Tarakeshwar at Hanagal
Nagareshwar at Bankapura
Mukteshwara temple at Chaudayyadanapura
Galageshwara Temple at Galaganatha
Kadambeshwar temple at Rattihalli
Someshwar at Haralahalli
Jain Basadi at Yalavatti
Temples at Kaginele (Kanakadasa)
Hole-Anveri Temple
Kadaramandalagi Anjaneyaswami Temple
Mylara Lingeshwara Temple at Mylara near Guttala
Mallari Temple at Gudda Guddaapura near Ranebennur
Sangameswar Temple at Kudal, Hangal, two kilometers from Naregal
Basaveswar Temple at Hombali, Hangal
Mallikarjuna Temple at Naregal(Village)
Temples at Kaginele
Kaginele Mahasamsthana Kanaka Gurupeetha
Adikeshava Temple
Virabhadra Temple
Someshwara Temple
Sangameshwara Temple
Kalahasteshwara Temple
Narasimha Temple
Lakshmi Temple
Handiganuor
Ranebennur Wild Life Sanctuary in Haveri District
Balambeed Jain Temple